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1. Suppose the government wants to increase the price of a specific agricultural product.Discuss the welfare effects of four possible policies: price floor, price support, production quota and voluntary production reduction. Which policy is least efficient? Discuss the differences in the benefits to farmers and the cost to the government.












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